Quick and Easy Steak Picado — A Favorite Comfort Food

It’s a dish my mom whipped up como nada. Steak Picado, a spicy beef stir fry that melds together beautifully onions, green peppers, garlic and other seasonings and transforms even the toughest cuts of beef into mouthwatering bites. This dish is also popular in Guatemala, Panama and Cuba. Differences among countries are slight. In the Mexican version, fresh tomatoes are used while elsewhere tomato sauces and pastes may be part of the base. Like my mom, I love making this dish when I don’t have a lot of time and need a piece of beef to stretch and feed hungry mouths.

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A+ recipe guys! I made this for the first time this week and it was brilliant! My husband and parents were floored by this recipe. Just wanted to say thanks for making me look like a domestic goddess. 🙂

Wonderful, serves 4 with rice or tortillas. Add rinsed can of beans and top with cheese for tacos next day. I used only 3/4 pound beef but did not decrease recipe. Had two tomatoes so added can of tomato sauce and cut water. Put in only one teaspoon chili powder and served hot sauce on the side for those who like it hot.

Finally… A simple resipie that tastes as good as my mama’s. My son doesn’t eat red meat so I used pork. It’s just as good! Thanks for a simple & tasty recipe. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more simple recipes

Great recipe… Thank you. Instead of water I used “caldo de pollo” Chicken broth. I did add I cube of Knorr the tomato one to add color For meat I bought “palomillo”…. Not I might try a different one next time I used half the amnt. of chilli powder bc my 4 & 5 & 2 yr. olds were eating too.

Thank you so much for this recipe!! My family LOVED it!! I had a few steaks left over from the weekend so I decided to try out your recipe . . . Truly a hit with my husband and daughter!! They absolutely devoured it all up!! I will definitely put this in the family recipe book!! Thank you again!!

My significant other is salvadorian , in the past three years I have learned to cook many different dishes ,pupusa’s, chili relleno , tamales, this is the first time he has ever asked for this dish. I am disappointed that he did not request this early on! It is delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

This was a perfect & easy recipe. I’m a bad cook; my family says, I even burn the Kool-Aid which of course you don’t cook at all. This “steak picado” came out delicious; but I had to use flap meat, that’s all I had availiable, Thank you, Muchas Gracias, Danka.

I accidentally found this craving for a steak picado recipe. Made loads of extra for the freezer with top sirloin steak. We devoured it eating beans, rice and homemade tortillas. Had it for breakfast burritos next day. Very tasty and so easy to make. Thanks again!